Paissandu_Atlético_Clube

Paissandu Atlético Clube

Paissandu Atlético Clube

Football club

Paissandu Atlético Clube, commonly known as Paissandu, is a sports club from the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro. Initially the club was based in the Rua Paissandu in the neighborhood of Laranjeiras. Since 1953 it is at home in the neighborhood of Leblon.

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Nowadays Paissandu hosts a wide range of sports and social activities, including bowls, cross training, dancing, darts, futsal, gymnastics, pilates, squash, swimming, tennis, water aerobics, weight training, and yoga.[1]

The football team of the club participated from 1906 to 1914 in the Championship of Rio de Janeiro and won the competition in 1912.

History

Paissandu was founded on July 29, 1906 as Paysandu Cricket Club.[2] The football team of Paysandu played 73 Campeonato Carioca games between 1906 and 1914.[3] They won the Campeonato Carioca in 1912, defeating CR Flamengo in the final.[2] The club closed its football department in 1914, and eventually was renamed to Paissandu Atlético Clube.[2]

Achievements

References

  1. [1]
    Activities on club website
  2. [2]
    "Paissandu Atlético Clube" (in Portuguese). Flapédia. January 9, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Paysandu Atlético Clube" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
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